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Continental Drift
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Name Earth's layers | Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle and the Crust |
| 2. What is the Core made out of? | Iron and Nickel |
| 3. What is the mantle made out of? | silicon, oxygen, iron, magnesium |
| 4. What is the crust made out of? | oxygen, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, magnesium |
| 5. What is the core's density? | 12g/cm^3 |
| 6. What is the mantle's density? | 4.5-10g/cm^3 |
| 7. What is the crust's density? | 6.2g/cm^3 |
| 8. What are the 2 layers of the core? | The Inner core and the Outer core |
| 9. What are the 2 kinds of crust? | Continental and Oceanic |
| 10. What are the 2 kinds of mantle? | Lithosphere and Asthenosphere |
| 11. What is the difference between Oceanic crust and Continental crust? | Continental crust is less dense then oceanic rust. Oceanic crust is made of water and continental crust is not. |
| 12. What are seismic wave? | A seismic wave is a force of energy that channels though the Earth's crust and vibrates the ground when it passes. |
| 13. Which is thicker: Continental and Oceanic Crust | Continental Crust |
| 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 75 | 34 |
| 23 | 53 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 |